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Thursday, a third sinkhole opened up in the 2300 block of East Baltimore Street in east Baltimore.

The street has been closed for months, under repair for other sinkholes that opened up on July 25. While crews continue working on one portion of the street, another sinkhole opened up about 125 feet to the west of the original sinkhole, according to the Baltimore Department of Public Works.

SkyTeam 11 Capt. Roy Taylor said the third sinkhole widened within 15 minutes.

DPW and contractor crews worked to stabilize the sinkhole and determine its depth. Baltimore Gas and Electric crews took precautions to secure gas lines in the area.

At 5 p.m. Thursday, the sidewalk remained open, but the street remained closed for the ongoing repairs. DPW officials said Friday that crews would work through the weekend to shore it up.

It was not immediately known how much longer the street would remain closed to traffic as a result of the third sinkhole opening up. DPW officials had said late last month that they anticipated reopening the street in early November.

In July, a 10-feet-wide sinkhole opened, followed by a water main break, and then the sinkhole reopened and widened in August, prompting the city to evacuate two homes as a precaution.

This is what the first sinkhole looked like from the air, courtesy SkyTeam 11:

DPW described the original sinkhole as a 120-year-old brick culvert 10 feet in diameter and about 40 feet deep. A second tunnel collapse on Aug. 26 opened the roadway adjacent to the first sinkhole.

Prior to Thursday's developments, crews had been repairing the tunnel by lining it with steel. While down there, the city is replacing other utilities.